Wokingham GCSE results: Bearwood College

The overall pass rate this summer was down by 0.3 to 99.7 per cent at Bearwood College.

Headteacher Stephen Aiano said: “After a decade of year-on-year increases for GCSE grades at Bearwood, the pause in this pattern is not wholly unexpected.

“[But] we are celebrating many really impressive individual achievements among the year group, not only in terms of strong ‘raw performance’ at top grades, but also for a number of candidates achieving on average a grade above their expectations in every subject entry.”

Frankie Harris, who has boarded with the college since 2007, was awarded an A*s in English language and literature, history, biology and drama.

Fellow boarder Miles Hamilton gained A*s in mathematics, history, geography and physical education, and A grades in all his other subjects.

Miles is from a forces family stationed overseas and received his results by telephone – he goes on to study chemistry, biology, maths and economics at A-level.

Pupil Will Barnes followed in the footsteps of his father and brother and obtained the grades to study at the college’s Sixth Form.